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• the present invention relates to a write-once optical disc and an apparatus
• the optical disc such as a Write-Once Blu-ray Disc (BD-WO).
• BD-WO Write-Once Blu-ray Disc
• optical discs on which high-capacity data As an optical recording medium, optical discs on which high-capacity data
• HD-DVD optical recording medium
• the Blu-ray disc involves the next generation HD-DVD technology and is the
• FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the structure of a recording area of a rewritable Blu-ray disc (BD-RE) according to a related art. As shown
• the disc is divided into a lead-in zone, a data zone and a lead-out
• the data zone allocated in the inner-to-outer radius direction.
• the data zone is
• ISA inner spare area
• OSA outer spare area
• BD-RE rewritable Blu-ray disc
• portion of the spare area is known as a replacement area for replacing the
• the BD-RE has a cluster as a
• One cluster has a total of 32 sectors, and one sector
• the disc can be randomly used irrespective of a specific recording manner.
• defect management information can be written, erased and
• the BD-DMAs defect management areas
• the write-once disc requires a
• the write-once optical disc requires a
• the present invention is directed to a write-once optical disc
• An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for
• TDMAs disc/ defect management areas
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and
• a recording medium comprising: at least one recording layer; a
• TDMAs temporary defect management areas
• DMAs defect management areas
• At least one recording layer wherein at least one of the TDMAs includes first
• the first indicator indicating which TDMA is an in- use TDMA
• the second indicator indicating whether or not the
• DMAs defect management areas
• At least one of the temporary management areas includes a DMA
• TDMAs TDMA areas
• DMAs DMA management areas
• the first indicator indicating which TDMA is an in-use TDMA
• the second indicator indicating whether or not the recording medium is
• recording medium including a plurality of temporary management areas on
• DMAs on the at least one recording layer, the method comprising: recording, in at least one of the temporary management areas, a
• DMA access indicator indicating whether or not the recording medium is
• TDMA temporary disc management area access indicator
• the recording medium is closed based on the TAI information; and accessing
• the recording medium including a plurality of temporary defect management
• TDMAs TDMA areas
• DMAs DMA management areas
• a recording part to record first and second indicators
• the first indicator indicating which TDMA is an
• the apparatus for providing management information on a recording medium, the recording medium including a plurality of temporary management
• the apparatus comprising:
• a DMA access indicator indicating whether or not the recording
• the apparatus for quickly accessing a recording medium, the apparatus
• a pickup unit comprising: a pickup unit; and a controller controlling the pickup unit to
• TDMA temporary disc management area access indicator
• the recording medium is closed based on the TAI information, and accessing
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of a rewritable Blu-ray
• FIGs. 2A and 2B are views respectively illustrating the structure of a single-
• optical disc according to an embodiment of the present invention
• FIGs. 3A-3E are views illustrating the structure of a TAI and a method for
• FIGs. 4A-4C are views illustrating the structure of a TAI and a method for
• FIG. 5A is a view illustrating a variety of disc defect management and disc
• FIG. 5B is a view illustrating a structure of a TDDS according to an
• FIGs. 6A and 6B are views illustrating two examples of the contents of a TAI according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an optical recording/reproducing
• FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating an optical recording/ playback method
• a write-once optical disc is exemplified as a
• FIGs. 2A and 2B are views illustrating the structure of a write-once optical
• FIG. 2A illustrates a single-layer write-once optical disc having
• FIG. 2B illustrates a dual-layer write-once optical disc having two recording
• the single-layer optical disc includes a lead-in area 30, a data area 32 and a lead-out area 34 in the inner-to-outer radius
• the data area 32 includes an inner spare area (ISA) and an outer spare area (ISA)
• spare area for replacing defective areas
• user data area for replacing defective areas
• the write-once optical disc also includes a
• DMAs disc/ defect management areas
• DMA4 are provided in the lead-in and lead-out areas 30 and 34.
• TDMAs store temporarily management information whereas the DMAs store
• TDMA is transferred to and stored in each of the DMAs. The same
• TDMAO two TDMAs are provided on the disc, and are referred to as a TDMAO
• the TDMAO having a fixed size (for example, 2048 clusters)
• the TDMAl having a variable size is located in the lead-in area 30, and the TDMAl having a variable size is
• the TDMAO should be
• the size of the TDMAl can be any size, appropriately.
• the size of the TDMAl can be any size, appropriately.
• the size of the TDMAl can be any size, appropriately.
• the plurality of TDMAs are used in a specific use sequence.
• This TDMA management information is referred to herein as a
• TAI TDMA access indicator
• TLI TDMA location indicator
• An "in-use TDMA” is a TDMA that is currently being
• the TAI also provides information on
• the TAI allows an initial disc access time to be reduced greatly since the TAI
• the TAI 50 is provided by first
• the dual-layer writer-once optical disc includes a first recording layer (Layer 0) and a second recording
• the first recording layer (Layer 0) includes a lead-in area 40
• the second recording layer (Layer I) includes a lead-out area 41 and
• the lead-in and lead-out areas 40 and 41 are known as inner zones.
• the disc includes a data area 42 on each of the recoding layers.
• the data area of the first recording layer (Layer 0) includes inner and outer
• Layer 1 user area of the second recording layer (Layer 1) includes inner and outer
• ISAO has a fixed size such as 2048 clusters.
• the ISA1, OSAO and OSA1 are fixed sizes such as 2048 clusters.
• the size of the ISA1 may be (L*256)
• clusters and the size of each of the OSAO and OSA1 may be (N*256) clusters
• the disc also includes a plurality of
• DMAs (DMA1-DMA4) in the lead-in area 40, the outer zones 0, 1 and the
• the disc includes a plurality of TDMAs (TDMAO, TDMAl,
• TDMA2, TDMA3 and TDMA4 in addition to the DMAs.
• TDMAl exist in the lead-in and lead-out areas 40 and 41 (inner zones) and
• the TDMA2, the TDMA3 and the TDMA4 are provided with variable sizes that vary according to the
• variable sizes of the corresponding spare areas For instance, the size of
• each of the TDMA2, TDMA3 and TDMA4 can be Vi of the size of the
• the TDMA2 and the TDMA3 each have a corresponding spare area.
• the TDMA2 and the TDMA3 each have a corresponding spare area.
• TDMAs are used in a specific use sequence. For instance,
• the TDMA0-TDMA4 are used in the sequence of the TDMAO to TDMA4.
• TDMAO means, whenever recording is desired to a TDMA, the TDMAO is first used to
• TDMA4 are given to the TDMAs in a serial sequence depending on the use
• the dual- layer optical disc As in the single-layer write-once disc of FIG. 2A, the dual- layer optical disc
• FIG. 2B also includes a TAI 57 at the head area of the TDMAO preferably
• the TAI is represented by first five head
• FIGs. 3A to 3B are views illustrating the structure of a TAI according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 3A illustrates the structure and use of a TAI in a single-layer write-once optical disc such as a single-layer BD-WO
• FIG. 3B illustrates the structure and use of a TAI in a dual- layer write-once optical disc such as a dual-layer BD-WO.
• the structures of the TAI as shown in FIGs. 3A and 3B are applicable to the discs shown in FIGs. 2A and 2B.
• the TAI 50 is
• the first head cluster 50a of the TAI 50 functions as the DMA disc closing indicator 51
• the second head cluster 50b functions as the TDMAl in-use indicator.
• this allocated order can be switched as needed.
• the TDMAl in-use indicator 52 indicates directly whether or not the corresponding TDMAl is the in-use TDMA. This indication is implemented by providing certain recording in the second cluster 50b of the TAI 50. If the TAI cluster 50b has this certain recording therein, then the TAI cluster 50b is said to be in the 'recorded state'. If the TAI cluster 50b does not have this certain recording therein, then the TAI cluster 50b is said to be not in the recorded state. If the TAI cluster 50b (the TDMAl in-use indicator 52)
• the firstly used TDMAO is the in-
• TAI cluster 50b is in the recorded state, it means that the
• next TDMAl is the in-use-TDMA, which means the firstly used TDMAO is
• a recording/ reproducing apparatus can identify quickly which TDMA
• the DMA disc closing indicator 51 functions to inform whether or not the
• the first TAI cluster 50a then the first TAI cluster 50a is said to be in the
• the first TAI cluster 50a is said to be not in the recorded state
• a user or host can request the disc to be closed, or the closing of the disc
• the disc is essentially in a read-only state, thereby making it impossible to record user data subsequently.
• the first TAI cluster the latest TDMA into each of the DMAs. At this time, the first TAI cluster
• DMA disc closing indicator cluster 51 is recorded with data (e.g.,
• dummy data or real data (meaningful data). For instance, the latest
• TDDS temporary disc definition structure
• TDMA can be recorded into the corresponding TAI cluster as an example of
• FIGs. 6A and 6B are identical to FIGs. 6A and 6B.
• the TAI includes the disc closing information as well as
• TDMA0 TDMA4 up to five TDMAs. Then the TAI for such a
• disc is composed of the first five head clusters of the TDMAO, where the first
• head cluster of the TDMAO functions as the DMA disc closing indicator
• FIG. 3B illustrates an example of the structure of a TAI 57 for the dual-layer
• the TAI 57 is composed of first to fifth head
• the first TAI cluster 57a functions as a
• the second to fifth TAI clusters 57b-57e are used in the order of decreasing
• FIG. 3E it means that the current disc is closed, and no data can now be
• FIGs. 4 A to 4C are views illustrating the structure of a TAI according to
• FIG. 4A illustrates the
• FIGs. 4B and 4C illustrate the structure and use of
• a TAI in a dual-layer write-once optical disc such as a dual-layer BD-WO.
• the TAI indicates which TDMA is the in-use TDMA by
• TDMAs are used sequentially from the TDMAO to the TDMAl
• the TAI is used in a sequence starting from the TAI cluster having
• the first and second TAI clusters are allocated for a TAI 172.
• the first and second TAI clusters are allocated for a TAI 172.
• 172a and 172b function respectively as a TDMAO full indicator 173 and a
• TDMAl full indicator 174 Accordingly, if only the TDMAO is full, the first
• TAI cluster 172a (TDMAO full indicator 173) alone is indicated as being in
• the TDMAl is the in-use TDMA and can
• the first TAI cluster 172a is not in the recorded state, it means
• the TDMAO is not yet full and is available for use. That is, the TDMAO is
• the in-use TDMA and can be used. If both the first and second TAI clusters
• clusters 175a- 175e are allocated for a TAI 175 and are recorded sequentially
• the first to fifth cluster 175a- 175e correspond to the first to fifth cluster 175a- 175e.
• Each TAI cluster indicates whether or not
• the TDMAO is the in-use TDMA. If only the first TAI cluster 175a is in the recorded state, it means that the TDMAO is full and the in-use-TDMA
• the TDMA4 are all fully used up and there is no usable TDMA. In this case,
• the disc is finalized/ closed.
• the TDMA full indicators of the TAI can be any suitable TDMA full indicators of the TAI.
• the TAI can function also as the disc closing indicator. For instance, if the TAI
• FIG. 4C if the TAI cluster 180 (TDMA4 full indicator) is in the recorded state,
• the TAI clusters are configured to generate the TAI clusters.
• FIGs 3A-4C can be used sequentially in the order of decreasing
• apparatus checks for a recorded state within the TAI to determine the
• apparatus can quickly move to a start location of the in-use-TDMA to read
• the DMA disc closing indicator of the TAI quickly indicates
• write-once disc has more than two TDMAs or if the dual-layer write-once
• TDMAO first TDMA
• the TAI 50, 57, 172, 175 is located at the head of the TDMAO located in the
• any location of the TAI on the disc is acceptable if it is located
• the TAI can alternatively be provided at the
• the TAI can be provided
• FIG. 5A illustrates a variety of information on the disc defect management
• the recording is generally
• a cluster being generally a minimal
• TDMA (e.g., TDM0, TDMAl, TDMA2, TDMAS, or TDMA4) is collectively
• TDMS temporary disc management structure
• the TDMS information can be changed or added depending on
• the TDMS information includes, but is not limited to, a
• Temporary Defect List (TDFL) for recording disc defect management
• SRRI Sequential Recording Range Information
• SBM Space-Bit Map
• TDDS Temporary Disc Definition Structure
• SBM may not be concurrently used, and either the SRRI or SBM is recorded
• each of the TDMAO ⁇ TDMA4 includes one or more TDFLs/SBMs/SRRIs
• TDDS is allotted one cluster. Generally, the last sector of each such cluster
• the TDDS information includes general disc record/ playback information
• the TDDS information is
• TDMA used should be checked to access a variety of management information on a current disc use state.
• FIG. 5B is a view illustrating the structure of a TDDS according to an
• TDDS information recorded in the TDDS includes, but is not limited to: a TDDS
• TDDS Update Count field 63 for indicating update times
• a "first PSN of Defect List" field 65 for indicating a first physical
• Cluster of Defect List field 78 for indicating a first physical sector number of
• Defect List field 79 for indicating the 8 th physical sector number (Defect list
• Some of these fields of the TDDS can be non-variable fields (not updated).
• Such fields may include the "TDDS identifier" field 61, the "Inner Spare Area
• TDDS is played-back, the entire structure of the disc, the recording manner
• some of the fields of the TDDS may need to be continuously
• Such fields may include the "first PSN of 1 st
• variable management field information.
• the recording manner/ mode and the like can be firstly
• FIGs. 6A and 6B illustrate two examples of different contents of the TAI
• FIGs. 1 are cluster according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• 6A and 6B show one TAI cluster, each cluster of the TAI discussed herein
• FIGs. 6A and 6B are examples of recording certain real
• the TAI in addition to the indication of the current in-use TDMA.
• FIGs. 6A and 6B are applicable to the TAI and disc structures shown in
• the TAI cluster which is the TAI cluster.
• cluster indicates the disc closing) as discussed above, includes the latest
• TDMA is the in-use TDMA. In case where the last TDDS is recorded in the
• the TDMA including the latest TDDS and the in-
• use-TDMA can be different from each other, which in turn can cause errors
• FIG. 6A First, assume that the TAI is recorded in cluster units, a cluster
• TAI format related with a version of the current disc
• TAI update count a TAI update count field 94
• the update count field 94 can also
• Test TDDS location for providing information on the TDMA in which the
• the remaining area 96 of the first sector (Sector 0) of the TAI cluster is used
• predetermined value for example, setting the field to "OOh”
• the remaining area 96 of Sector 0 of the TAI cluster has certain designated
• this field 95 can be defined so that "0000 0000b" means the
• TDMA3 and "0000 0100b" means the latest TDDS exists in the TDMA4.
• location field 95 (i.e., of the second TAI cluster 50b in FIG. 3C) has a value of
• the TAI can be utilized even for recovering the latest
• the remaining sectors (98) of the TAI cluster can have a copy of the latest
• Each TDDS information stored in the TDDS information field 97.
• the TAI cluster are each recorded with the same latest TDDS information, this means that the latest TDDS information is stored three times in
• the latest TDDS information stored in the field 97 of the TAI cluster can be
• the last TDDS information or the first TDDS information For instance, if
• the TDMA corresponding to the TAI cluster becomes the in-use TDMA
• the latest TDDS information recorded in the TAI can be
• the last TDDS recorded within the corresponding TDMA (e.g., when the
• corresponding TDMA is full), or can be the first TDDS recorded within the
• in-use-TDMA i.e., when the corresponding TDMA is currently available for
• the latest TDDS information can be copied up to 32
• Any remaining sector of the TAI cluster can be
• TAI cluster can be recorded with the same latest TDDS information up to 32
• the first TDDS information recorded in the corresponding TDMA is recorded 32 times in the TAI
• the TAI cluster to selectively indicate whether or not the TAI
• the TAI cluster is in the recorded state.
• the TAI cluster not only indicates
• the optical recording/ playing-back apparatus can examine the
• TAI from the loaded disc to determine whether or not the disc is closed. If
• the last TDDS information of the disc can be obtained by
• the TAI can be examined to identify the location of the in-use TDMA since it
• the spare areas can be any suitable area.
• the recording/ playing-back apparatus can move a pickup to the
• TDDS can be confirmed and the confirmed information can be used to allow
• the TAI according to an embodiment of the present invention is discussed.
• FIG. 7 illustrates a recording/ reproducing apparatus according to an
• the recording/ reproducing apparatus includes a
• recording/ reproducing unit 10 for performing reproduction and/ or recording
• the control unit 20 sends a record
• the recording/ reproducing unit 10 performs the
• the recording/ reproducing unit 10 can employ an optical
• the recording/ reproducing unit 10 can include an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating with an interface unit 12 for communicating
• control unit performing communication with an external device such as the control unit
• optical disc for reproducing the reproduction signal from the pickup unit 11 to convert the receive signal into appropriate signal
• a servo unit 14 for controlling the
• pickup unit 11 to precisely read the signals from the optical disc, or to
• microprocessor 16 for controlling the operations and structural
• FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of the present invention.
• the apparatus moves to the TDMAO of the
• pick-up unit to a designated area (e.g., a DMA) to read the last recorded
• a designated area e.g., a DMA
• Such TDDS information may also be obtained from
• the recording/ reproducing apparatus first reads the "fixed
• the data is recorded or played-back according to a user's selection or
• the recording/ reproducing unit 10 obtains a variety of recorded disc
• disc is the write-once optical disc, for example, BD-WO, the microcomputer
• the disc is determined to be closed in view of the TAI information. If the disc is determined to be closed in view of the TAI information, the
• recording/ reproducing unit 10 performs the disc playback through a
• TDMS information is utilized to perform the playback by the
• the microcomputer 16 within the playback unit 10 records the TDMS
• the TDMAO first is used. If the TDMAO is fully used up, the TDMAl
• in-use indicator cluster of the TAI within the TDMAO is changed to be in the
• the microcomputer 16 controls
• the TAI to be in the recorded state.
• the present invention has an advantage in that the
• write-once optical disc is efficiently used through a method for recording

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